Norstan Announces New Channel Partner Development Vice President; Donna Warner to Lead Channel Unit Growth and Development.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 19, 2003 Norstan, Inc. (Nasdaq:NRRD NRRD National Royal Rangers Department (international ministry) ), a leading provider of communications technology Noun 1. communications technology - the activity of designing and constructing and maintaining communication systems engineering, technology - the practical application of science to commerce or industry solutions, today announced that Donna Warner will become a member of the Norstan executive management team as vice president of Norstan's Communications Technology Channel Partner Development business. Ms. Warner will lead the Channel business unit with focus on its revenue growth and continued expansion. Norstan's Channel unit provides implementation services, technical support and professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. to customers through a network of service providers and resellers. Ms. Warner will be reporting directly to James C. (Jim) Granger, president and chief executive officer of Norstan. The Channel Partner Development business unit is strategic to the growth of Norstan. The unit leverages Norstan's expertise in providing customers with voice-based network products, service and support. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Granger, "The Channel unit, which was launched in 2000, has grown over the past few years. Norstan has a significant number of partnerships in place to provide our legendary service and support." Warner will focus on the next level of growth and development for the Channel unit. Granger continues, "Donna brings a wealth of Norstan management experience in both sales and services to this position and will be instrumental in leading the Channel unit to its next level." Ms. Warner has been at Norstan for the past twenty years TWENTY YEARS. The lapse of twenty years raises a presumption of certain facts, and after such a time, the party against whom the presumption has been raised, will be required to prove a negative to establish his rights. 2. in various leadership positions. Her broad scope of experience brings great value to her new position in the Channel unit. Most recently, Ms. Warner was vice president of Operations for the central and west regions. During her previous four years in this role, Ms. Warner successfully led her team through geographic expansions while customer satisfaction ratings improved and increased integration work with Norstan's Direct Solutions organization for large-scale customers. Prior to her operations management Operations management is an area of business that is concerned with the production of goods and services, and involves the responsibility of ensuring that business operations are efficient and effective. role, Ms. Warner was business unit manager for Norstan's New Mexico New Mexico, state in the SW United States. At its northwestern corner are the so-called Four Corners, where Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah meet at right angles; New Mexico is also bordered by Oklahoma (NE), Texas (E, S), and Mexico (S). office, where her responsibilities included the management of both sales and operations in that area. Ms. Warner started her career at Norstan in the Phoenix office holding positions ranging from operations management to installed-based sales. "I am very pleased to welcome Donna to the Channel Partner Development team. Her energy, knowledge of Norstan and the industry, and experience will allow her to make a great impact on the Channels organization," said Jim Granger. About Norstan, Inc., www.norstan.com Norstan, Inc. (Nasdaq:NRRD) ...the technology services people who improve the way their customers communicate. A full-service telecommunications solutions company that delivers voice and data technologies and services, and remanufactured equipment to select corporate end-users and channel partners. Norstan also offers a full range of technologies for contact center design, messaging, infrastructure, conferencing and mobility. Headquartered in suburban Minneapolis, Norstan, a company small enough to care, yet big enough to serve, has offices located throughout North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . To learn more, visit the Norstan website at www.norstan.com. This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. Acts of 1995. A number of factors should be considered in conjunction with the above forward-looking statements, including changes in economic and market conditions, factors related to the development of new technologies, product pricing, industry regulation, management of growth, the integration of regulation, management of growth, the integration of acquisitions, and other factors set forth in cautionary statements included in Norstan's Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. and other documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which reflect management's analysis only as of the date of this release. The company undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect events and circumstances that may arise after the date of this release. Norstan and associated product In the context of fuels and lubricants, a petroleum or chemical product used as a hydraulic fluid, corrosion preventive, liquid propellant, or specialized product, required for the operation, maintenance, or storage of military equipment. names are trademarks or registered trademarks of Norstan, Inc. in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and/or other countries. All other products and services mentioned in this document may be trademarks of the companies with which they are associated. |
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